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Re: Where do we go from here?

 

What do we have now?  LTS or non-LTS?


On 10/12/2014 07:36 PM, Thomas Corwin wrote:
> Jeffery,
>
> That will be determined after we have given everyone subscribed to the list (or anyone who would like to chime in, for that matter) a chance to respond. 
>
> Right now, we only have 4 cribs members, which may or may not be enough for LTS release intervals. 
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas Corwin
> U.S. Navy - DEP - Machinist Mate 
> Taylor Twp. Fire Dept. - Basic Firefighter / EMR
>
>> On Oct 12, 2014, at 2:59 PM, jeffrey Flaker <jflaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Are we keeping and LTS and a non-LTS manual?  
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 10/09/2014 08:49 PM, jeffrey Flaker wrote:
>>> I am interested in what ever is necessary.  I can work on smaller
>>> sections due to time constraints.  As time allows, I may pick up a
>>> larger section.  I am USA English only.  I can edit for clarity,
>>> grammar, spelling, et al.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jeff Flaker
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 10/09/2014 11:21 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote:
>>>> To all,
>>>> Where do we go from here?
>>>> Finishing the last version of our manual, 14.04 LTS, was a real
>>>> struggle. There were hardly any contributors to do the job. As you may
>>>> have noticed, we did not start Utopic because we did not get enough
>>>> new active contributors in time.
>>>> We would like to start a discussion on what to do next.
>>>>
>>>> Is the manual useful to Ubuntu users?
>>>> Below you find statistics on the number of printed purchases and
>>>> downloads of our manual.
>>>>
>>>> How many active members do we have?
>>>> @ all, please let us know via this list if you are still interested in
>>>> contributing as an author, editor, translator, screenshot editor or
>>>> coordinator. After receiving your reactions, we can make up a list of
>>>> all remaining ACTIVE members. We would also appreciate it if those of
>>>> you who do not wish to continue contributing let us know of this
>>>> decision.
>>>>
>>>> Standard versions or only LTS versions?
>>>> We could opt for the publication of LTS versions (every 2 years) only.
>>>> This means less work for a small team like ours, but it implies the
>>>> risk of contributors losing interest.
>>>> @all: please let us know if, as an active contributor, you would
>>>> prefer to contribute to all versions or only LTS versions.
>>>>
>>>> How can you contribute?
>>>> By dividing the work in chapters and sections, contributors
>>>> (authors/editors) can decide what chapter they want to work on. Some
>>>> sections are very small, others are lengthy. If you want to
>>>> contribute, but do not have much time, you can just choose a small
>>>> section.
>>>> We also need author/editor coordinators. This will require more time.
>>>> Let us know if you are interested.
>>>>
>>>> Current situation
>>>> It is too late to start working on the Utopic version. In order to be
>>>> able to decide what to do next, we urge all of you to respond to this
>>>> email As Soon As Possible, but before October 17th.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Hannie
>>>>
>>>> =================
>>>>
>>>> Here are some statistics.
>>>>
>>>> The number of printed book purchases since the beginning of 2014 (only
>>>> showing the 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04 editions):
>>>>
>>>> Erste Schritte mit Ubuntu 13.04 - 741
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04 - 63
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10 - 212
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 - 56
>>>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.04 - 29
>>>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.10 - 120
>>>> Primeros pasos con Ubuntu 13.10 - 10
>>>>
>>>> Here are the totals for the downloads (since the beginning of time):
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04
>>>> - English: 194,721
>>>> - German: 47,899
>>>> - Greek: 40,111
>>>> - Dutch: 19,657
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04e2
>>>> - English: 91,472
>>>> - German: 19,712
>>>> - Lithuanian: 6,397
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.10
>>>> - English: 73,569
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 11.10
>>>> - English: 25,378
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04
>>>> - English: 72,840
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04e2
>>>> - English: 44,465
>>>> - German: 33,481
>>>> - Spanish: 28,668
>>>> - French: 6,778
>>>> - Dutch: 14,688
>>>> - Slovenian: 449
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.10
>>>> - English: 19,5683
>>>> - French: 32,050
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04
>>>> - English: 51,245
>>>> - German: 26,676
>>>> - French: 16,632
>>>> - Slovenian: 1,941
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10
>>>> - English: 76,883
>>>> - Spanish: 17,503
>>>> - French: 48,170
>>>>
>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04
>>>> - English: 13,021
>>>>
>>>>
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